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i, I ' ')"\\\ our Highness's most humble and obedient !` The•Nlarsii,d, Prince of Essling, Commander in Chia of the ArMy in Poriuo-ai, " MilsgENA." Flis tligheesethe Marshal, Prince of Essling, ad- On the 12thJ e ly, to his HightiesS the Prince ,'Artilchatel, a Summary report relative to the ,I ) aration s o f t h e s i ege. T he f o ll owing are some o f t a , _concludi ng pas s ages r. The Governor flung out the white flag, and - . Y su rrendering at discretion, prevent e d the h o rrors I.l4eParable from all assauit ; and thus, after the ~.„oit ob st i nate defence, and a terrific fire of 16 days, j " l 't this fortress, whidli was one of the last bulwarks t i ' f t he insurreetion. It tell in"the 'presence of the who hive dOne nothing for its relief, and - 1 ‘ 1 . , ' 0 have exc i te d aga i nst t h em t h e i n di gnat i on o f g a rrison . and the inhabitants, to'whom they had Ised their assistance. - It is•i mpos Sibl e to , f orm an id ea o f t h e s tat e to t 14i1 1e, 4 Ciudad .Rodrigo is reduced. Every thing is h a „ l * .l „ re d down and ruined, nut so meclias a single a;. - " se standing entire. There - ta‘e been upwards D ! 2000 teen killed, ' including the troops and inha- The garrison, consttlng of 7000 men, tlOwn their arms in the arsenal, on the entrance • • our troops. Among the prisoners are, the Go . 1 . 1. "" al r, Doti A n d r e He rr asti, a Brigadier Coman ( p j ', llt of Artille r y, a n d tw o superior Officers of En- F; ll , ee -rs• We have taken in the place 6 stinds of co , Lir '. 125 ex celle n t pieCes of artillery, the.greater t; art of, thembrass, 200,000 weight of powder, cartridgaS; ar.d a 'considerable quantity of and artillery stol es. , 1 " The Marshal, Duke of Elchingen, condo6ted • ' ' h eoperations of the siege. His military talents, !nd Ilia former services, are sufficiently known, to i el ' id er 'it necess a ty for me to say no mo re than that 'e lists done all that could have been expectec - from ti Captain. Marshal the Duke of Abrantes, who corn itilanded th e troops of the two corps established on left batik of the Agueda, made the best disposi lia"s to, watch and hold in check the armies of Lord Oellington. , General Eble, Commandant in Chief of the 4 rtillera, tiirecaed, in the Most distinguished man , 1 6 1 e, ` r : all the oterafions of this branch of the service.. e,neral • linty, who ••ommanded the besieging artil t"Y, diretted it with Much aniltry. All the Officers n 'l'a' etc ,;rtment manifested great `..-vfavery. • d C010 , .el V a l az e, Cotnmrindattt of the Engineer, e t 4 tirlei , t of the army and Siege, t rianilest e d footle v ' 4 alltry 10 the direction of the vv..otjus; and, whilst t ` ia lacling th e m with his usual 'activity, was ;: °l 'nded on the crowning 01 ihe coutiterscarp. 7 - lent.-Col.Couctie, who commanded the Engineers, I) ,: ev ious to the arrival Of Col. Valaze, and afterafter his 1 , - " 1 '.4 Wounded ; anev.'ed himself ticsa-Zvieg of that sirable command. The Officers ef tlo branch distil-goished theinselveslay tile Ing!test' The 08,je5 suffered, both by them and the Officers of the • Ar ellery, atiord an incontes4.ole proof of the ob r -: , Ir ncy wt Win c h b ot h t h e at t ac k and defence were -onslucteti. • • • . 'The highest pi ai , se is, chie:to the cOndoCt of Ge % e rid Soisnh, who took a great share in all the . O Pc- T e„ ' t , i()ll + of the siege; to that (ki GeneralNkrinef,s ''o cootplated the inveatment of the ilace under • .' l 'cutTnances of dffi ; cultvGere-ral Simon, w ho. , arrirtl ineeonvents and suburbs ; an•l G• o. • ah t 4 General and ;superior Oiliatrs e who hate h • conducted theMselves in the different ope uoi confided to them." ' Letters from Limoges, dated .the 15th July,-.men. e () , ilia , arrival of the-Duke of' Castligione (Atige - ca l) in that town. naPrince Esterhazy and snite.passed through Nancy P the 21st i n s tan t, on , bi s return t o Vi enna f rom ;We learn frorn',,Madrid, that the Royal Guards ` lic h are there assembled, are most- superb. They, a c r e select torps formed on the plan of. the Inaperial Their artillery is numerous, well disciplin c all 'i commanded by e xperienced ( . .)fficers. .The. a ‘ 'airy is well mounted. • JULY' 15".--It was . reported that the in despair, had fought a general engagen'ent i nt ' „the Russi a n s 'and obtained the vietory. This - i s which arrived by . the'way of Hungary, . Pat a•t confirmed ; it wants date anti cirettms..aaces. elent of this' importance must - be soon 11;, °\ `.'"- It is, believed, 'on the contrary, that- the pursued their advantages. The first news that quarter will be important. '''ltarte from Tansvlvana, that General Collo!. ralll4 "'hi) has the.colinnaod there, has, in conse- T,'''nue of the military Operations belween.the RI,Z,c It and Itissians, ordered sonic regiments to frotn he in t erior of that Province towan!a i„ 4114 chia. Field-Marshal Sinda3ch&n, who 'corn , ,e-altda Seat:mike has also taken oleasures to co ' r t he .. I \..cwri;in frontiers on that stile. There is' a "t Austiians on tie side of Servia. These `'" l 3' to be considered as measures of precaution. • restArlidias,. JULY 20.-The Senate held a meeting Y• The Prince Arch-Chancellor presided. -kCount Marsan i , Envoy• Extraordinary from . l le " to Prussia tat , arrived yesterday - in Paris, on his , tiro from Berlin. , fA elo -- I) l rlvate e ' r from Boulog ne has c a ,tired at the Nv* IP' of the - Thames, three English vessels :laden . h coals. g a ' t i i ' he Dutch ,troops under the command of .General tp 1 11 , 3 ticeati, at the Hague, took the oath of fideiity t , a ..'' Majesty on the 21st and on, the 24th the . oa t a T l t t" l .gnard of the city of Amsterdam, consisting Arch- °lit 3000, took -the oath in the presence of the T reasurer.' General _Molitor is employed in tr tr izil stering it to the troops in the departments of Gueldr es , Overyssel, &c. The trews of` ''',l2lperitil and R oy al squa d rons l y i ng i n t h e M euse, e x( 4l and before AmsterdaM, were sworn in Naa ,P, res ence of Admiral Count Haesaen, atter of t ,,'" the Imp er i a l flag •WaS hoisted in the place Dutch, and saluted with - several discharges of lilac amidst The_e_eretuouy on all these occasions took ahlidst reiterated exclamations of " Long. live .the //t• • . , I,lmi.l.4l,ccet, ins tant, C: a o; s r , i_&, , under the head of TheAe, hi, t vr . e air antoortae to an tht - 'at tileatratie with .Turkey will be open in l' a ce of a f ew d ays. Th e G overnment has taken .tf d ußis t proper m easures to Ltrour it - . Mag - Az!mv-s • e 1 3f31 are t<) be established at. C4l . l , !acit,Si•iseli, aiad other platel. This commerce holds out inestim:ClAe -advantages." SC' LLA, JULY 9.—The two opposite shores pr& sent a superb coup-dwit They are `covereci %vith ttoops and batteries, and the coasts are lined with ve,sels. We are it, momentary expectation of some geat event. .. , . . • Brigadier-General Decons has arrived frCril: many to take a command in the army here. ROYAL CAMP OF .PIALB, JULY 9..—The eneniy still continue to torrify themselves, particularly front Messina to The - tower of the Pharos.: The English had strcing an alarm yesterday, that they struck their ca:np; zind s'ood to arms tilithis morning, when they re-pitched their•tents." BAYONNE, JULY t2...----General Reille, Aide-de- caMp to his Imperial Majesty, has arrived here, on his way. to Pampeliana, to succeed General Do. four in the government, of Navarre: His division, consisting of between 8 and )0,000, men, began their march from this plaCe, on the Bth iriktant for Spain. . This morning arrived 'here between p.0r.400. of- - ficers of all ranks, who escaped from . the Old.Castile hulk at Cadiz. To-morrow ,we expect the privates, and other individuals, who•were on board the same vessel. The arrival of numerous corps of troops is an nounced to us. The Spaniards, ,to the number of 2000; under the command pf Marquesito, who were lauded by the English at the petty ports of Santana, Plenzia,and Bermeo, did not make a long stay on Shore. In less than 48 hours 10,000 men were-assembled to march against them. To their great regret, the enemy slid not wait for them, but, on :the contrmy, fled with the greatest precipitation. . . AVGSBURGH, JULY 520.--,Letters from Vienna confirm . the previous reportsfrom that capital re speoing the entire rupture of the negociation tween the Grand Viz:er and General' Kawensky, and the resumption of hostilities. ( The young Greeks, who were studying medicine at. the new' sent nary at Constantinople, 'have been sent . to join the Grand 'Vizier. BAYoNNE, ' JULY 18..---,The King of Spain has not yet lett Madr d, but is daily expected- to set out for Saragossa, from ,whence he proceeds .to the 3d corps of the army,' which has made preparations to advance against the iilingdom.of Valencia, and lay ,siege to that city it it does riot AllbUlit. We learn that of the three divisions of thecorps in Arrtigon one has remained in the interior of that „province; another has advanced upon Tortosa ,for t lieporpse of besieging it. The third corps covers the siege. 'An advanced guard of some thousand men occupies the neighbouring , distri& of the Nt_ri thern, frontiers of the kingem of Valencia, The communication of the corps of Arragorvand Catalonia is perfedly secure. The Catalonian in-' sargems are driven into the almost. inaccessible imiumains of their province. Marshal .Macdonald- waS expected at Barcelona ; it IS supposed that he intends to.cOncentrate his troops. . . - The head-quart,-rS of the army are still at Sevill e , .whew the Due of Dalmatia principally .resides, and the central military administration s are .esta blr!.heti. • General Sebkitiani relwins with his corps on the borders of the province of Granada; he, also ()cm , Fj,es the dtji:e, and , pa,ses.leading to MnrciA. The .I),t,kopf TRVISO covers the approaches to Cadiz, as wed on the side: of Algarve and. the Sow!) of Inc pro , .tuce of Alt-ntajo as towards the chain of the tnowit:lins of is reinadura: , . . HAERLEII, JULY 31.—A newspaper published, at Bud:), ii. liiingary, says, that on the I 4th uh'. during the stay. 9 1 ,t 1, Emperor. Francis at 'Mariszell,. he ra tified an otfenstve and defensive treaty, concluded b.etweEti France anti Austria: - i . ..l 3 Atltc,' to the latest ac counts iron) Naples,,theenemy attempted nothing against ttte flotilla since the.27th June.. Hi s -t Ma jesiy on the 7th July,reviewed the division of Ge neral Larnarque, consisting of ten thousand men. Tile enemy etnhcacech this oppo'rtuni,y ot sending 'out eight gun-bolts from iNless:,na. were,sut . :: .fervd to apprOaOU within grape-shot range, u hen three field -pieces, manned by the artillery ot the Royal Guatd, opened oathem, and soon coMpelled them to a disgraceful retreat. ' We learn from Spain, 'that the insmectionary war is carried ut, With'gretit2ctiviry in Estremadura, where the insurgents are favonicl by the nature of, the.coutitry. They are. not,, however, sufficiently numerous or.discipline'd to attempt a serious attack, and Genetal Regnier is always master of the p'fo- Vince. 1-Ifs corps makes part of the Spanish armies of 'Observation. • . • . SALTSButcGB, JULY 1 7.—Le: fers froin Teme'swar dated the'stit mist. speak of a check which the Rus siattsh,ive experienced. Tim: Russians, it is said, were pursuing their successes; - and considert-d thertistdves as victorious in the battle riglitist the Grind „Vizier, whena Paelo; Ibrahim, son of Paella of Janina, arriving uncspetledly 4000 Annaibliart but-flanked the Russian army, decided the ati-Itir. •, LYONS, JULY 18.—The marchitt of, troops to Spain .has now ceased, ,wikh the exception of d,..- tachwent;•.to Cotnplete the corpj of fn,ops and the divi-i,ns of, andirry alreauty t tire. Eyen sonic: re giments of cavalry, that were already ott'teir march, bavo been, ordered to halt for the present: A young woman, who was at service in a family at Gorleston, came to Norwich onTtlesday morn ing last, and procured a letter to be written for her to tier parents, who live at Rackheath, in which ; shetakes leave of them, declaring herself to be " in good health, but very unhappy."-4n the course of the same d y, she was seen walking at a quick pace, along the Rackheath road towards the oprO-yard,,! where she was found, ~hour an hour after; in a state of total insensibility, reclining, with her head rest in- on her arin t , against he grave of .a young man, , who had recently. died 9f a scarlet fever, to •whom it was known hfl- aactions had been engaged, and whose name (Nichol!) was signed to the letter above, mentioned, as if She had be e n married to him. She was,conveyed home to her parents, and shortly ct fi r ter expired.—An inquisition was taken on Thurs-' . day; - wlttn' it appeared that, r this unfortunate crea tUre,_ who was 'only. 19 years-of age, 'had destroyed he: self by -swallowing a quantity' of laitdanum.—` , Vettlict, Lunqc.g. LONDaY GAZETTE, lag. 4 , , 1810. Downing-street, Aug. 2, I C 10. . . - f ik Dip itch, of which the following is a CopV, iv'ai this Inornia4 reee:ived at Lord Liver l aiol's Office; ad dles9ed to his Lordship by Lieut. General Sir J. Stuart ; dated Messina, JUly i I, 18.10.. MY LORD,LMessina, lune It, vgio. It is- with much pleasure-that I h a v e the honour of transmitting to your Lordship the within report from Captain Read; of the 27th regiment., emplPy 'ed in the command of the flotilla of gun-boats at tached to the services of this army; and - I hope the vigilant zeal and a6tivity of this officer op , n the pee sent occision, in which an essential service has been rendered, arid the 'gallantry td the officers and men under his orders; and which was qt.:Ay displayed by .those 'of his Sicilian Maj&sty; «rill appear to yoUr Lordship entitled to favourable I have, &c. . . .. • J. STUART. , .. . . , • ' . SIR, . - Messina, lane ii, Oho. Itv ' sonsequenCe:of a report, receised frbrn the Faro Telegraph on the e% ening of ti,e gth instant,, that 'a convoy of enemy's Ft:.ssAs were in .sight off Cape Vaticano, steering for Bagnara, I have the honour to inform your Excellency, that I •got the 'flotilla under weigh, assisted by Captain Robilson, Lieutenants Bass and Fhaine, and - stood diseCt for Bagnara; accompanied by a division of his Sicilian 11lajesty's flotilla, under the direCtion - of Captain' Vatoli. - . At day-light thefullowing morning . we fortunate • ly fell in with the ei.,:tny close to the Matisa, be twixt Bagnara .and l'alrni . ; we attacked them in stantly, and I have great satistaßion in •aying.t hat we succeeded in capturing fourteen large boats, three of which are regular go n-boats, each carrying a ctn. eighteen pbundei-; the :remainder ace store boats, laden with field:pieces, arhomnition, and prw. visions; eight gun-boats that were ploce,l in front of Bagnara, at a distance of Ont: hui:dr‘d yards from each other, for the protection of the boats that were drawn up on shore, were suck by the 'heavy anti Well dieeded fire of our I beg to, report the good conduct ,of the ,officers and men; British and Sicilian ; they behaved with a degreeLof coolness that dOes them great credit. Our loss is trifling; considering we were obliged to make the attack within 'grape-shot distance of three batteties; it consists in one. man wounded, and one Scampavia sunk, the crew saved. During the engagement one of the Sicilian gun boats, (which' had got on shore. at the Faro Point e;:rly in the morning,) in endeavouring to join us was attacked, oti by three French Scatnpa vias, and I .am-sorry to say was captured witliont the smallest resistance. The. convoy, which ,consisted of four gun-boats and forty store-boa'ts, .Were twenty; five days from Naples. _ I have the honourte be, Sze. ; , 'l'. , READE, • Captain comataudinglla: Admiralty-Qffice, Augtot 4, 1 8 10. Copy of a- Letter from Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, Rart Louttniu4l,in Chief of his Majesty's ships awl vessels. 'int'he kletliteiranean, to Iohr) Wilson Croker, oo board Inc San luset; 011,1 onion, I une 3, tBio, SI It; - I inclose herewith for the information of the L'n - ds Commissioners of the Admiralty, ,cony' of a let ter front' Captlin. Brenton, of the Spartan, giving ttti account of ii''V'ery'gallant fought by that 111) against a • squadron of the enemy, in the Bay 'ot l\laWe's - on the '3A ultimo. Any comment of k inine this,occasion would be supeifluous, - after the clear and &Mina account given by Captain Brenton of the a&ion; and the. manner in, .which he enticed the enemy out ; I have, however, to. lament a' severe wound this gallant' officer , has received by a grape shot ? though Ftrust not clan- L,'rously. ___ . I have no doubt their Lordships will duly appre ciate the condna of 'Lieutenant Wines, first of Olt Spartan', who fought the ship after captain Brenton was wounded. I have the hom , ur„to be, &c. (Signed) C. COTTON. Spartan, offithe Bay of Naples, May 3, 410. SIR, On the., Ist instant his 'Majesty's ships Spartan and Success chased the squadron, consisting: 01 - • one frigate of totty-two guns and three hundred and fitly men; one corette of. fwenty-eight grins and two hundred and sixty tuen,.one.,hrig 6f eight guns and ninety-eight men, one cutter of ten guns and eighty men.; .they succeeded in getting into the Nlole of Naplc3,. fivourt d by light and partial breezes ; as I- was sensible they would never leave that place of refuge whilst two British frigates. were in the-bay, I directed Captain . Ayscough' to Jemain on my rendezvous, trout five to fen leagues south west of the island of Capri, continuing with the Spartan in the Bay of aiples.- - . ' • At daylight this Morning we lia(11-11e plea - Sure of seeing the et,cmy's.squadron. as before-Mentioned, • re•inforced by eight standing towards us in a close line.. The action- - at fiftysix . minutes after seven-with the enemy's. frigate, cos changing'bromdsitie4 wheffyithin pistol-shot, pasiiug along their tine. and culting• Of their ; cutter..and gnu-boats from the body 'of the squadron.. -The: cue was under the necessity of wearing, to renew jun6lion; but: -was pickented by. the S.dartan taking tier. Motion On their weather I)C.3lrli, a close and obstinate contest .ensued ; light and Variable winds led u 5 .near the .6 . atleries or Biia4 the ene my's frigate making all- sail io take advantage _of their shelter. The crippled state of the Spartan not allowing her to,follow, we bore up, raking the.fri•- ' gate and corvette as we pa4sed them, -and suc ceeded in cutting off the brig.. The cor'eute,. having lost- her. foretop-mast, effeCted her. escape 'with the assistance Of tine gun-boats; the : latter bad,::during the,.aelion,.. galled us excessively by laying on our quarter, -and. the severity..ot o ur logs, having ten killed . and nineteen wounded, may , in some measure- be attributed to this c.ir .cumstance, • I was myself wounded abOut the middle of the at-tion, which lasted two hours; but .my place Was, most ably supplied by Mr..Willes, my First Lieute nant, whose merit becomes m ore brilli a nt b y every • , . opportunity he has.of shewiug it ; he is without • ception one of the best and 11. t gallant officers I ever met with.To Lieutenants Baumgardt and Bourne . • . • r • r . I feel 'equally indt.t . t.ea for toncli"t attd gallantry. • • Captain I - Xortq, a the Itoyal tngiiieFt'sf h d b :•.2n sent with to e for the pnrpO,e of rectihnottrng enemy'S Positions on the coast. (Jou this I p•quested him, 16 take the command of the ter=dei.k gun:, foreseeing that the,whol , at; ntion of the Lieutenant and myself would be re quired in •.manceuvring th e s hip (luring thei - Ari: tJ of Scq vice" w e were lik e ly to c'xpeet. . was truly worthy of the, rel„nonship he, bea , s- to my'distinguished friend Captain Horte, .of the Am.= The intreillity and judgment of Slender. ehe Ina.ter kkai ais , )vety cons,Ucuons. Nor Must I for het Mr. Dorm, the. purser,..l,yi:o took.ch rge et' a of guns on the main deck in pla c e o r th e f t officer, absent i n a ptize with . eighteen men, (Which reduced our nUniber to tkvo hundred ,and fifty-ight at the cotnmencement of the W;tion), Nhere ;rc al5- played the greatest gallantry. 'Ph:: aritest i s atsi du- ei,aii gan'and FAterell, of the Royal Marines, whose eonuuct we.it truly deserving of admiration, I'he warrant. and petty r , ificers and ship's company evince] a ilegiee of enthusiasm thst ass :red me of success at the earliv:t. period Of the - a6tion. - • - • To The light and fluttuating, winds, to the enemy being so near then- own shares, batteries, 'they are indebted. for the safety of ih.it whole squlldrin, which at'a gfeater dist ,11ce 'from the shore I do not i t eiiitte in say ine, inustiliive fallen inio our hanis. Among theirtlied we have to regret. the I')s , of Mr. Robson, th g.lste . i's Mate, a - young Joan of great promise. , . I inclo,e a'Vst of the killed .rid wounded, and the darnage3 cve hive oTherWise su4tained.• I :rive the hoooiir to bey &c. • (Signed) ' . J, 131 List of, Enemy's Ships, &c. 'engaged by his ,Mijesty's Ship beattitn, in-the bay ut Naples, on. - the:3(l of eddy 18io • Ceres Friote ! of 42 guns and 33, men; severely •cripplcd, escaPed ut,der the hatteritrs. • Faint Cur ette, or 2,S.guns and . 260 hien ; lust her foretop mast, and otherwise severaly,“ippled. Le Sparviere h ug, 0(8 guns and g inen; taken. Achilles Cutts; of to guns 314 b.. men ; escaped under the batteries: . • Eight gun-brats, each with i twenty-four pounder and 4a men, ditto. R ecapit u tion , t 3' n pu b' Arne' be ad" , G uar', r port' . I arr;tec• father , le 3O an or i t lung ,wW OI tticuitY J with d by a aiwea y' dll%i~ InOre . on the Jrekttli- - - e Q{ ii Guards ooh• ,f 'Luber) O. Ti &C• IlltJ'ill rep4 l3- g al) t° bros. f tilurc `the her. Colo' I '13. 11 ; Carol)* th ° f we' imot; t►e wt' ile-41' in~ei~~ , low! e of 3 id de .1 5.9-. 00 0-16 Of the ICd ivvi ie b igeursy It, 3"' L .O I 311:j [le b°- ~ :i~ tl'' e~ 11, t or be 10 11 h cx• i# t.,0 3 i~, ,a 96 guns anti 1 !QS men. (Signed) 1. nitENTOI4. A I b ist of Killed and Wolin(led on lywirdhis Majesty's Ship Spartan, 1. ltrenton, ,Esq. Ca , tain, in Action ‘silth a Squa dron-of the . Lnenty'S Ships and (;un..l.3ikits ttt tit;' Bay of Maples, on the 3d May, 18 so. • , Killed.. • ' • Mr. W. Robson. master's-mate. • Archibald Taylor, sea. man. Antonio del Brio, seaman. Timothy Ashron„sea. man. I. Itendeek, seaman. Crese, seaM:un. ,llavid Marshall, Seaman; John Kemp, .marine: Jam Fuller, marine. Aolin Petition, marine.—Total zo. • Vtiouncied. . . J. Brenton, Esq. Captain,- severely David Johnson, sea. '• man,- estto. Williarn. l'ome, seaman, ditto Dennis, seaman, ditto. "lhothas -Drink water, marine, ditto, R. Bea rile, marine;'. ditto. , lames , Con way, seaman, danget Robett brown, seaman, 'ditto. Henry Jameson, air,tit ; , ated ihi tt. john Malibu, marine,. ditto 'arm. T., • Alderson, seaman, - Henry tilts,Sc seaman, ditto.' Richard scan - um:ditto. - jr.t. Smith (2),.searnan, ditto. George -,eattivell, . F. VV. Lieutenant, ditto. M. Rocasteectonarine, ditto. Int. Ro err., mama, ditto. .robtas . seartLiti. contusion. Hares Mootiray, scan - lan,' ditto. loll', Den • ton, seaman, ditto, Henry Leppy, seaman, ditto.--Total killed and wounded, 3.2, (Signed) 1. BRI:NTON. Admiralty-Office, Aug 4, 18 IG. Copy of another •l.e!ter Iron) Admir,l Sir Charles Cotton, Bart. to col n Wilson Croker, Laq. dated on board-his Majesty's Ship the San Josef, June 3, !Sl°. SIR, - I have great .iatisfa6lion 'in transrf;itting to the Lords Cothinissioners of the Admiralty the accorn planyiilg copy of, a letter from Captain Eyre, toge ther with the inclosures to which, it refers, detail ing his. proceedings in an attack by. the ships named the., rnargin conjointly with a . British military force oilier B.igadier-General Oswald, of Santa -Mania ; and the float reduCtiOn of the Citadel and I hid. . • Much *ill, bravery and perseverance appear to have been dispiayvd:by Captai►t Ey'e, the Cap tains, officers, and men under his orders; and an infini:e deal of credit due•lo all conc,Jiied in the en- tei I have the hotiour to be, Sir, (Signed) C. COTTON. Mapicicenr, at St. Alaura, April 18,1810. SIR, IJA;ing in my lettpr .to ,Lord Collingw - ood of the last mouth stated the principal reasons induced Gen ,,, r , l()swild.at)c.l myself to deter mine upou attaching the Enemy in the Island of St. IVlaula, I kayo now the saiisiaction to inform you of . the comple!e success of our esi :cation. Immediately , this. rn'eastiry NA-as resolved upon; I 'sailed fro in cyph;iloiliafto collect thet4uadroti,-.and dirett.:3 Copt-tit) Griffiths, Of tile Leoni(fas; to cruize to. tI:Q. Nottn , ,vard of St. Maura, in older to prev,nt any buppliei or r_infoxeinctits being sent to Curio, a , wos most, effectually per formed. . On. Uhl 1 - 8111 of March we were all assembled at Zatite, l.mt the Montagu in wb e rking . into the Road, thro i, , ,norance of lier pilot,. got upon a shoal ti,- rudder off, by which tioloi7luimie occident wa's pre,eniej on accoinpanying us. itie troops which she was intended to take being divided-arnongst the other Ship', as also her ma r i nes , Cinder the cOttiniand ox Captain Snow, .'and the Ge neral nii‘ing done we tho honour to embark on board the Magnificent ; I sailed With the. Belle Potile, Imogen,' three guti-b04,, and five transports, early on tile mornine, of tbe 21st,?nd arrived a t,Si.M aura the same e_Vetling. I gave diret:tions to Captain StentienS, of the Inlogen, to anchor as clnse . to to, shore as thc gun-b9 4 ;is with him, in order to iauditig 4 thetroops, and to silence t‘Ao't;triall t r at:eries which were situated tear the landing-plaee". Thed;sernbarkaton began at..clay-break the fol lowing morning, and #as,very expp litt , ;tisty effethed under the -nnined!ate dirediun uf (.:4t to , ,br,C,oitue. The rnarins - be)unging to the Magnitiec!rioAlonta gn, and belle Pottle were landed at a e barne time, and attached to the army. One of he'tixteries fired at the Imogeft,' hutAiiion a britk return being made Magnificent, Montagu, DellePoule, Leonidas, and Imo. get). 1 c C